Option Number One.

At 11:46 PM 2/12/2001 +0000, Aldo P. Solari [APS] wrote:
>Manos,  people  use  what  they  have  handy.  The  world is
>(fortunately) not only the US (availability of diving gases,
>industrial  infrastructure,  etc.). You know that most areas
>in  the  world  __do not__ have access to neither helium nor
>trimix.  Here  (Canary  Islands),  there  is not even nitrox
>(although we are not cannibals anymore ;-). Most divers will
>go  down  to  20-30 mts, some to 50-70 mts and a few even to
>100-130 mts **on air**. It is a fact. People use air because
>it  is  readily  available  and, unfortunately, there is _no
>other choice_.
>
>Who  can pay 400 USD for a 50 m3 welding grade helium tank ?
>That's what it cost here ... not really a choice ...
>
>cheers,
>
>        aldo
>
>
>aldo.solari@ho*.se*
>www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris
>___
>
>cytech@ma*.co*.cy*
>
>
>MM> Large  steel  deco  tanks , wet suits and 18ltr on their
>MM> back  ,  "  you  name it " regulators .... and the story
>MM> goes on and on ....
>
>
>--
>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'.
>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.

--
Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'.
Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.

Navigate by Author: [Previous] [Next] [Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject: [Previous] [Next] [Subject Search Index]

[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]

[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]